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Article

28 Aug 2006

Author:
Millicent Kamau, Monitor [Uganda]

Uganda: Coca-Cola Funds Solar Water Project

Century bottling company, makers of Coca-Cola together with Solar Light for Africa and USAID have completed a water electrification project for Kalungi Health center in Uganda. The Coca-Cola company provided all funding of $100,000...for the water project, which runs entirely on solar energy. Kalungi residents will now have access to clean drinking water, reducing causes of dehydration and water bone diseases.